As has become our custom, the Table of Contents for GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars is our first sneak peek. Of course, we've also tossed in the Index and a sweet image of the Indomitable for extra holiday goodness . . .
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Last night, at 10pm, the UltraCorps playtest ticked for the first time. Some of us were on the edges of our seats . . . this is by FAR the biggest game we've tried with the new codebase . . .
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Stephen King thought the original big-screen version of his novel The Shining was too over-the-top for its own good, and the folks at P.S. 260 agree with him. They've edited the film's trailer and made it what it was always meant to be: a romantic comedy . . .
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At the end of this month I'll be a guest at Warpcon in Cork, Ireland. For many of my readers that's not an easy trip . . . on the other hand, for the folks in Europe, it might be doable . . .
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When I visited Japan late last year I was invited to add a bit to the "Huge Dungeon" map that was being created. This one might give the "World's Largest Dungeon" some competition . . . there was an awful lot of it . . .
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I haven't been to a Worldcon for too long. Looks like I'll be going to the next one - which is in Los Angeles, and the L.A. group knows how to DO this stuff, so it'll be a good one even by the elevated standards of Worldcons . . . and I'll be taking the Chaos Machine with me . . .
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The work of German physicist Burkhard Heim is incomprehensible even to most of his fellow researchers, but some take it seriously . . . and if his theories are correct, they could lead to faster-than-light travel. Cross your fingers . . .
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We're pleased, on the whole, with the way the forums are going. While there are problem users from time to time, the level of discourse is on the whole quite civilized and informative, compared to many online communities . . .
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This is a call for playtesters for In Nomine Superiors: Asmodeus, the latest in the successful e23 series. Those who desire to be in on the playtest must send email to In Nomine Line Editor Beth McCoy at arcangel@io.com with [ASMODEUS] in the subject line and the following information in the text:
Pyramid username (see e23 to subscribe to Pyramid)
e23 username (if it's different from the Pyramid one)
The email address you want to use for the playtest
The name you want to use for playtest credit, if any
And finally, a brief explanation of why you should be on the list . . .
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A set of awards being voted on at Game Wyrd lists SJ as one of four nominees for "The Writer or Artist Most Likely to be in Communion with the Great Old Ones."
We're honored, we think. Oh, and GURPS Banestorm is also nominated, for "The RPG or Supplement Most Likely to Improve Your Campaign." And that is definitely an honor . . .
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Changing Times is a GM guide, campaign book, and GURPS Fourth Edition conversion for Transhuman Space, written by Phil Masters, scheduled to appear soon as a PDF at e23. The Changing Times playtest will be a closed mailing list playtest . . .
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No man can know the exact hour and manner of his death . . . you're kind of limited to the manner. The Death Psychic will tell you just how you'll meet your maker based on your name and age . . .
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Two more excerpts from GURPS Traveller: Interstellar Wars have been added to the book's site. This week, we look at two alien races significant to the Terrans: the Vegans, and the Nugiiri . . .
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Scott was a busy, busy editor last week, and the result is that we've got a pile of early GURPS books back "in print" on e23. Now you too can thrill to these thrilling tales of yesteryear . . . . .
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This is the short version; there will be more later. I left my computer in the States when I flew last week - it went to Apple for warranty service - so I have pretty much NO IDEA what has happened in the office or the world since last week . . .
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